Jane Roper's Blog, page 23
October 8, 2012
The shadow on the wall
You know in cartoons, where someone sees a shadow on the wall that looks like some giant creature / villain about to creep around the corner, and then it turns out to be a little mouse or something equally harmless? I feel like I’m looking at that shadow right now, and my little cartoon heart... Read the Rest »
September 29, 2012
Of Side Effects and Kindergarten (and Monkeys)
1. Side Effects Step right up and see her — Miss Clio Moock! The Amazing Side Effect Girl!! Yes, Clio continues her streak as the kid who gets rare and sometimes mysterious reactions to chemo. This past week at the cclinic she had a reaction to something called Peg-asparaginase. Her face got suddenly very red... Read the Rest »
September 24, 2012
Entitled
Our household is not part of Mitt Romney’s infamous 47% of voters who don’t pay taxes, and ergo are, in his words, people who are “dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to... Read the Rest »
September 18, 2012
The Day I Found Out Clio had Leukemia
I wrote a piece about the unforgettable (and unforgettably awful) day we found out Clio had leukemia. It’s up over at Babble, if you want to check it out. Excerpt below: *** I will never forget the look on the doctor’s face just before she told me that my five-year-old daughter had cancer. I had... Read the Rest »
September 16, 2012
My Reading Life: Aspiration vs. Reality
If I had an extra hour in every day, I know exactly how I’d spend it: working out. Just kidding!! As if. No, I’d spend it reading. No question. Sometimes I think I should have been a librarian. Or a bookstore owner. Or a successful, bestselling author who gets to read when they’re not... Read the Rest »
September 9, 2012
The Jimmy “Fun” Clinic
I wish I could manage to post more often. So much I could write about, so little I actually have time to get down here (or anywhere) in the midst of it all. But here’s the latest: As of last week, after much hemming and hawing, we switched Clio’s care over to Dana Farber /... Read the Rest »
September 1, 2012
Cancer kids get all the good stuff
If you’re gonna have cancer, then you definitely want to have it as a kid. You get SO many perks. Multiple toys every time you go to the hospital? Done. People whose entire job it is to make you feel happy and comfortable, to play with you, and do art projects with you? (Even ones... Read the Rest »
August 24, 2012
“My sister has cancer!”
There’s so much I could write about, but so little time, since tomorrow I’m actually leaving on a tiny little bit of vacation! Woo hoo! Every year, we spend a week at a family camp in New Hampshire that Alastair has gone to with his family since he was younger than our girls. It’s kind... Read the Rest »
My sister has cancer!
There’s so much I could write about, but so little time, since tomorrow I’m actually leaving on a tiny little bit of vacation! Woo hoo! Every year, we spend a week at a family camp in New Hampshire that Alastair has gone to with his family since he was younger than our girls. It’s kind... Read the Rest »
August 18, 2012
Wishes and Fears
I. Wishes Well, we’re in for it now. We pulled the trigger and contacted Make-a-Wish. (Before you panic: it’s not just for terminally ill kids. It’s for any kid with a life-threatening illness. I didn’t used to know that myself.) We explained to Clio that in a few months they’d come to our house, and... Read the Rest »
